Chapter 29

Ariela

"Thanks, I'm fine. What are you doing? Have you found your mate?"

Mate was always a good topic. She had to clear her throat, which told me that she was already struggling. Cosima was generally very emotional. Hearing my voice seemed to make her quite sentimental. It probably reminded her of how much she missed me. I felt the same, but I was too relieved to be able to talk to someone from my family. That outweighed the sadness at the moment.

"No, not yet. But I've started the active search." She sighed and continued: "Mum claims that she's helping me, but she's actually completely focused on finding the future Luna. Beno is pretty... well..." I could practically see her desperately searching for the right words. Finally, she said: "In any case, we're all hoping for things to get better once Beno has found his mate."

So my brother was still angry. But in the best case scenario, he would just accept it. The peace was great and selling me